OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	81
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	69
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	66
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	47
Correction	45
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	30
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	28
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	26
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	23
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	21
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	19
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	15
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	15
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	15
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	15
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	14
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	14
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	14
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	14
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	13
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	13
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	13
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	13
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	11
Visual robot navigation adaptive to directional cues using vision-language models and conditional diffusion models	11

Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	11
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	11
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	10
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	10
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	10
What makes a robot cute? A rapid systematic review of design elements for social robots	10
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	10
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	9
Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks can be delegated to robots?	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	9
Special issue on the future of assistive robots: innovative approaches and insight to enhancing lives	9
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	9
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	9
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Correction	8
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	7
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	7
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	7
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	7
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	7
A LiDAR SLAM system for dense forest mapping with iterated motion distortion correction	7
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	7
Towards the emotion design of baby-like robots for older adults: do crying baby robots attract people like real infants?	6
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	6
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Autonomous grasping system with a tendon parallel manipulator consisting of rib-reinforced vacuum-driven linear actuators and a soft robot hand with a time-of-flight camera	6
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	6
Development of a multi-stage 3D object recognition system for bin-picking based on a geometric framework using a low-cost RGB-D camera	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6

Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	6
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Implicit behavioral cues for enhancing trust and comfort in robot social navigation	5
Radiation distribution estimation with a non-directional detector using a plane source model*	5
Correction	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	5
Correction	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	5
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Correction	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	4
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	4
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Motion generation for food topping challenge 2024: serving salmon roe bowl and picking fried chicken	4
An intuitive avatar operation method with low cognitive load for telecommunication using finger and wrist movements	4
Impulse force presentation during ball kicking by lower limb exoskeleton with MR fluid brake	4
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	4
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	4
Proprioceptive feedback design for gait synchronization in collective undulatory robots	4
Enhancing prosthetic hand control using deep hybrid model	4
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4